This week on Nerdcast: The new Democratic senator irritating the left and delighting the GOP plus Elizabeth Warren fielding attacks on how to pay for 'Medicare for All'
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The Nerdcast talks to ace congressional reporter Burgess Everett as he introduces us to the independently minded Democratic senator irritating the left and delighting the GOP: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.Plus, campaign reporter Alex Thompson and healthcare reporter Alice Ollstein take us inside why Elizabeth Warren is getting hits on how she's planning to pay for "Medicare for All" - and the challenges with how to fund it.
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